List of cricket grounds in Ireland

College Park, Dublin hosted Ireland women's first and to date only Women's Test match in 2000

This is a list of cricket grounds in Ireland, the list is inclusive of all-Ireland. Cricket was introduced to Ireland by the English in the towns of Kilkenny and Ballinasloe in the early 19th century.[1] The game increased in popularity until the early 1880s. The Land War in the 1880s resulting from the Irish Land Commission and a ban on playing "foreign" games by the Gaelic Athletic Association set back the spread of cricket.[1] Anyone playing foreign games such as cricket would be banned from the extremely popular Irish games such as hurling and Gaelic football, which in turn had a detrimental impact on the game.[1] The an was not lifted until 1970, after which time cricket has continued to grow in populairty.

List of grounds

The grounds included in this list have held first-class, List-A and Twenty20 matches. Additionally, some have also hosted men's One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. Other grounds have hosted Women's One Day Internationals, Women's Twenty20 Internationals and Women's Test cricket.

† = Defunct venue

Official name (known as) City or town Capacity Ends Ref
Anglesea RoadDublin [2]
Ballygomartin RoadBelfast [3]
BeechgroveDerry [4]
Carrickfergus Cricket Club GroundCarrickfergus • Woodburn End
• Milebush End		[5]
Carlisle Cricket Club GroundDublin [6]
Castle Avenue
(Clontarf Cricket Club Ground)		Dublin3,200• City End
• Killester End		[7]
Claremont RoadDublin [8]
Cliftonville Cricket Club GroundGreenisland [9]
Civil Service Cricket Club GroundBelfast6,000• Dundonald End
• City End		[10]
College ParkDublin [11]
Drummond Cricket Club GroundDrummond [12]
Fox Lodge Cricket Club GroundStrabane [13]
John Hunter GroundsLimavady [14]
KenureRush [15]
Lodge RoadColeraine [16]
Malahide Cricket Club GroundMalahide 11,500 [17]
MardykeCork [18]
Moylena GroundAntrim [19]
NewforgeBelfast [20]
Observatory LaneRathmines [21]
Ormeau Cricket Ground†Belfast [22]
Osborne ParkBelfast [23]
Park AvenueDublin [24]
Pollock ParkLurgan [25]
Shaw's Bridge Lower GroundBelfast [26]
Sydney ParadeDublin [27]
The GreenComber [28]
The InchDublin [29]
The MallArmagh • City End
• Dundonald End		[30]
The MeadowDownpatrick [31]
The VineyardDublin [32]
Upritchard ParkBangor2,000• Bloomfield End
• Gransha End		[33]
Wallace ParkLisburn [34]
Woodbrook Cricket Club Ground†Bray [35]
Woodvale RoadEglinton2,000• Willowers End
• Clubhouse End		[36]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A brief history of cricket: Cricket in Ireland, Cricinfo.com Retrieved on 3 November 2008.
  2. ↑ Anglesea Road, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Ballygomartin Road, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  4. ↑ Beechgrove, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  5. ↑ Carrickfergus Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  6. ↑ Carlisle Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  7. ↑ Castle Avenue, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  8. ↑ Claremont Road, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  9. ↑ Cliftonville Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  10. ↑ Civil Service Cricket Club, Cricinfo.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  11. ↑ College Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  12. ↑ Drummond Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  13. ↑ Fox Lodge Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  14. ↑ College Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  15. ↑ Kenure, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  16. ↑ Lodge Road, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  17. ↑ Malahide, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  18. ↑ Mardyke, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  19. ↑ Moylena Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  20. ↑ Newforge, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  21. ↑ Observatory Lane, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  22. ↑ Ormeau Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  23. ↑ Osborne Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  24. ↑ Park Avenue, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  25. ↑ Pollock Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  26. ↑ Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  27. ↑ Sydney Parade, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  28. ↑ The Green, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  29. ↑ The Inch, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  30. ↑ The Mall, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  31. ↑ The Meadow, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  32. ↑ The Vineyard, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  33. ↑ Upritchard Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  34. ↑ Wallace Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  35. ↑ Woodbrook Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  36. ↑ Woodvale Road, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.

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